Next month the Reading Public Library will offer two opportunities to indulge in a discussion of the novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. The first is a Brown-Bag Book Discussion (our first ever!) to be held on Thursday, October 23, from 12:15 to 1:00 in the afternoon. Dessert will be provided by the library; if you are within walking distance of us and want to do something literary and creative on your lunch hour, drop by and share! The second is an evening affair on Wednesday, October 29, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Both events will be held at the Main Library, at Fifth and Franklin Streets.
Pre-registration is requested for both events. Feel free to visit us at the Reference Desk to sign up, or call us at (610) 655-6355.
The Lovely Bones was released in 2002 and was Ms. Sebold's debut work of fiction. I've read ths novel and found it appealing, considering its relatively odd premise: the protagonist and narrator, Susie Salmon, is dead and reposing in heaven. Kidnapped, raped, and murdered at age 14 in late 1973, Bones follows Susie's supernatural supervision of her survivors as she notes their goings-on after her demise. While some of the story is, necessarily, angst-drenched and maudlin, it is, ultimately, transcendent, and Sebold's innovative use of Susie's post-corporeal perspective is nothing short of inspired.
So please check out a copy of the book and mark your calendars for one of our lively book chats on this worthwhile work!
Pre-registration is requested for both events. Feel free to visit us at the Reference Desk to sign up, or call us at (610) 655-6355.
The Lovely Bones was released in 2002 and was Ms. Sebold's debut work of fiction. I've read ths novel and found it appealing, considering its relatively odd premise: the protagonist and narrator, Susie Salmon, is dead and reposing in heaven. Kidnapped, raped, and murdered at age 14 in late 1973, Bones follows Susie's supernatural supervision of her survivors as she notes their goings-on after her demise. While some of the story is, necessarily, angst-drenched and maudlin, it is, ultimately, transcendent, and Sebold's innovative use of Susie's post-corporeal perspective is nothing short of inspired.
So please check out a copy of the book and mark your calendars for one of our lively book chats on this worthwhile work!
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